The Hans Merensky Chair in Measuring and Modelling Eucalypt Growth & Wood Formation
Understanding growth in the world's most widely planted hardwoods
Handheld device gives wood scientists an edge
Post authored by Engela Duvenage ‘Pacman’ is keeping those part of the Hans Merensky Research Chair in Advanced Modelling of Eucalypt Wood Formation quite busy these days. It’s not all fun and games, though, but in the name of plant science. ‘Pacman’ is the…
Precision dendrometers are logging high-quality data for Mpilo’s Ph.D.
Post authored by Ph.D. candidate Mpilo Khumalo Dendrometers are frequently used instruments in ecological and forest science research, and are used to measure the diameter of the trees. High-precision dendrometers are one type of sensor in use in Ph.D. candidate Mpilo Khumalo’s ongoing research….
The EucXylo Team is growing, and so are our trees!
The EucXylo Team is going from strength to strength in 2021: our numbers are growing – with the addition of two new students, and a new member of staff – and the increasingly-instrumented trees that make up our flagship ‘phenomenological trial’ are too! EucXylo…